Ever since Bud Abbott and Lou Costello first met Dracula, the Wolfman, and Frankenstein’s monster (who is also named Frankenstein), horror and comedy have enjoyed a close relationship. That bond is especially clear in this block, which features several horror comedy shorts that will have you SHRIEKING with laughter. Get ready to experience both the lighter and FRIGHTER side of cinema with stories featuring rogue AI agents, demonic Swedish furniture, fuckboy phantoms, and more! Altogether, these shorts are guaranteed to split your sides, unless the axe murderer sitting behind you does it first… —Benjamin Sunday

Program:

CHÄIR | Chris McInroy, United States, 7 min.
The CHAIRraising tale of a suburban dad assembling the loveseat from hell.

Are You Coming to My Birthday? | Mario Hannah, Australia, 9 min.
A lonely woman plans her birthSLAY party while being attacked by a serial killer.

Climate Control | Sarah Lasley, United States, 15 min.
A film crew’s SHOCKumentary about the climate crisis is derailed by an AI that’s convinced it can make a better movie itself.

Plantasia | Jessica Lynn Guerra, United States, 14 min.
A divorcée’s journey of self-discovery leads to a lover that most people WOODn’t consider.

Plant Moms | Kayla Lane Freeman, United States, 9 min.
A party for plant enthusiasts hides an unbeLEAFable secret.

Dry January | C.J. Arellano, United States, 19 min.
A newly sober woman’s crab sculptures have a CLAWful effect on her brother and former drinking partner.

CHECK PLEASE | Shane Chung, United States, 10 min.
A dinner between two Korean men culminates in a FRIGHT to the death over who will pay the bill.

Spanked by a Ghost | Katelyn Douglass, United States, 12 min.
A sexual encounter with a spirit leads a woman to reASSess her desires.

Brattle Passes Not Accepted